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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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Accelerating Gender Outcomes: Evidence from ANDE’s Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund
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The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) launched the Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund (AWEF) in 2019 with support from the Visa Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The overall goal of AWEF-funded projects is to address the gender financing gap for women-owned small and growing businesses (SGBs) in developing economies. The first round of grantmaking, AWEF Asia, funded eight entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) in Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines, Pakistan, and India, as well as programs serving the region as a whole. This report summarizes the lessons learned from these grants.

PublisherAspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
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Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
IB Topics: Gender, Impact Investing
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No
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Pathways for Success: Women’s Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
104

Through in-depth conversations with 21 successful women social entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, this report looks at the varying pathways to success, success factors and challenges that are specific to them, and outlines recommendations for business development services to better respond to the needs of women leading early-stage social enterprises in the region. The report also includes profiles of successful women social entrepreneurs in the region.

PublisherValue for Women, ANDE, VISA Foundation, USAID
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Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business, Gender, Impact Investing
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No
Pathways for Success: Women’s Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
Innovative financing for development in Asia and the Pacific: Government policies on impact investment and public finance for innovation
138

This report provides case studies and lessons learned from seven Asian countries in five areas of innovative financing for development. Such innovative financing for development would benefit inclusive businesses as a new source of funding.

PublisherUNESCAP, Stakeholders and Major Groups, UN Regional Economic & Social Commission
Publish Date
AuthorH. Hahm, M. Mikic, S. Akhtar
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
India, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business, Impact Investing, Policy and Government , SDGs
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No
Innovative financing for development in Asia and the Pacific